LGBTQ rights in Alagoas

LGBTQ rights in Alagoas
Legal status	Legal since 1830, [1] age of consent equalised
Gender identity	Gender change allowed, [2] official standard for altering legal sex doesn't require surgery since 2018
Military	Allowed to serve openly [3]
Discrimination protections	Yes, since 2019
Family rights
Recognition of relationships	Same-sex marriage since 2011 [4] [5]
Adoption	Legal since 2010 [6]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgenderand queer (LGBTQ) people in Alagoas, Brazil enjoy many of the same legal protections available to non-LGBTQ people. Homosexuality is legal in the state.

Recognition of same-sex unions

Main article: Same-sex marriage in Alagoas

On December 7, 2011, the Court of Alagoas legalized same-sex marriage throughout the state of Alagoas, being the first to do so. Now, same-sex couples don't need to have judge's approval to have a marriage license. ^[7]

References

1. 16 December 1830 Law (in Portuguese)
2. Changing legal gender assignment in Brazil (in Portuguese)
3. Gays and Lesbians allowed to serve openly in the Brazilian Military Archived October 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
4. "Portal CNJ - CNJ determina que cartórios terão de reconhecer união de pessoas do mesmo sexo". Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
5. Brocchetto, Marilia (2013-05-15). "Brazilian judicial council orders notaries to recognize same-sex marriage". CNN. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
6. Matsuura, Lilian (2006-04-05). "Justiça gaúcha autoriza adoção por casal homossexual". Consultor Jurídico. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
7. "Alagoas regulamenta o casamento civil entre gays em todos os cartórios do estado - Brasil em Política no A Capa". Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2012-12-22.